Neat URL version history - 24 versions
Neat URL by Geoffrey De Belie
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Version 5.0.0
Released Apr 26, 2020 - 62.43 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Fix #144 (XTOR): hash parameters work again
* Fix #161 (Ebay): add Ebay parameter hash@ebay.*
* Fix #167 (fbclid): add Facebook parameter fbclid
* Fix #176 (Google Analytics): add Google Analytics parameters gclid, gclsrc
* Fix #177 (merge commits) by updating this extension
* Fix #200 (double domains) by using publicsuffix-ccSLD
* Fix #204 (roadmap): consider this changelog to be the roadmap
* Fix #205 (block all placeholders using #*): add support for #* and #?*
* Fix #206 (Yandex parameters): added by default
* Fix #207 (hash): hash parameters work again
* Fix #216 (Matomo): add pk_*
* Fix #217 (outdated) by updating this extension
* Fix: mixing a root wild card domain with a suffix wildcard domain is now supported
* Adding default blocking parameters in new versions results in all users receiving the new parameters
* Existing default parameters included in the custom blocked parameters, will be deleted from the custom blocked parameters list
* Organised default blocking parameters into categories and into a JSON file
* This removes the need to have the default blocking list multiple times in the code base (options.js, background.js)
* Added Twitch.tv parameters tt_medium, tt_content
* Added MailChimp parameters mc_cid, mc_eid
* Added Google parameters gs_gbg@google.*, gs_mss@google.*, gs_rn@google.*, gs_lcp@google.*
* Added Google Analytics parameters gclid, gclsrc
* Added Amazon parameter pf@amazon.*
* Added AliExpress parameters algo_expid, algo_pvid, btsid, ws_ab_test
* Added Omniture tracking parameter s_cid
* Added Facebook parameters refsrc@facebook.com, hrc@facebook.com
* Added Yandex parameters lr@yandex.*, redircnt@yandex.*
* Added Ebay parameter hash@ebay.*
* Removed terminal_id, CNDID since the use is unknown
* Removed $/ref@amazon.* from the defaults due to suspected issues
* Options page: Add parameter rules URL
* Options page: Show default blocking parameters in a more organized way
* Options page: slightly adapt CSS styles
* README: update to the new default blocking parameters and use the new JSON format
* README: root wildcard domain and suffix wildcard domain can be combined; added an example
* README: organised "recommended parameters"
* README: added an explanation about addons.mozilla.org (related to #198)Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Download FirefoxYou'll need Firefox to use this extensionOlder versions
Version 4.1.5
Released May 28, 2018 - 42.32 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Use suffix lists to determine subdomains/top level domains, fixes #139Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 4.1.4
Released May 25, 2018 - 42.06 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Port to Chrome
* Extract CSS into separate filesSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 4.1.3
Released May 8, 2018 - 40.62 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and laterAdd _hsmiSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 4.1.2
Released Apr 21, 2018 - 40.62 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and laterRemove ref, fixes #130 (caused by #118)Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 4.1.1
Released Apr 17, 2018 - 40.59 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Add spm@*.aliexpress.com, scm@*.aliexpress.com, aff_platform, aff_trace_key and terminal_id, fixes #103Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 4.1.0
Released Apr 17, 2018 - 40.51 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Add source@sourceforge.net, position@sourceforge.net, callback@bilibili.com, fixes #116
* Fix #97 revert counter color to default color
* Add eloqua tracking parameters #105
* Exception support #111
* Fix Neat URL breaks Google Product Forums #122
* Add ref, tag@amazon.*, ref_@amazon.* and pf_rd_*@amazon.* by default (fixes #118 #120 #125)
* Drop pd_rd_r@amazon.*, pd_rd_w@amazon.*, pd_rd_wg@amazon.* in favor of pd_rd_*@amazon.* (including automatic upgrade path)Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 4.0.1
Released Dec 14, 2017 - 39.1 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Fix ending parameters not detected when there are no query or hash parameters
* Fix regression: Amazon product pages are not cleaned when not all parameters are included
* Remove unused method parameters passed to removeEndings functionSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 4.0.0
Released Dec 5, 2017 - 39.07 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Performance improvements
* Several encoding bugs fixed #73 #75 #93
* Re-initialise listener, hopefully fixes #92
* Fix "Show counter" setting (introduced in 3.2.0) doesn't do anything #91
* Workaround for gws_rd@google.* on google.com #76
* Implement hash parameters using #? #83
* Cleanups
* Fix translation string mapped to wrong i18n id
* Move most functions related to the toolbar button to a separate file
* Automatically remove newlines from the Blocked parameters textarea when savingSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 3.2.0
Released Oct 18, 2017 - 38.3 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Add counter which shows the number of rewritten URLs #60
* Add option to show/hide counter
* Add option to set the counter background color
* Fix addons.mozilla.org logic and change applyAfter to 1000ms #42
* Drop tracking feature introduced in 3.1.0 #58
* Add blacklist feature to skip certain URLs
* Skip rewriting urls which contain ?? #66
* Empty list of request types now means no request types are filtered at allSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 3.1.1
Released Oct 10, 2017 - 32.81 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Fix handling of addons.mozilla.org again, browser.tabs.update triggers a new request, catch that
* Change applyAfter from 400ms to 300ms on addons.mozilla.orgSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 3.1.0
Released Oct 10, 2017 - 32.8 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Fix some websites breaking / problems caused by the use of URL() constructor #52
* Default request filter will now only filter "main_frame" requests - see the advanced section of the options to change that (tip: if you want all requests to be filtered, you can use an empty value - it might break some sites, so make sure you report all URLs which do not work in this mode). #48 #52 livejournal.com
* Safer handling of addons.mozilla.org - only main_frame requests will be changed to prevent issues. #48
* Added tracking protection - it will cancel requests to listed domains
* Expanded existing localisations
* Explicit support for stripping of # parameters
* Fix double dollar supportSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 2.1.2
Released Oct 1, 2017 - 28.63 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Fix problem with URL decoding
* Keys are now case sensitiveSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 2.1.1
Released Sep 30, 2017 - 28.61 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Do not update a tab to an empty URLSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 2.1.0
Released Sep 30, 2017 - 28.79 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later* Fix handling of addons.mozilla.org and mozilla.org again
* On Amazon product pages, all parameters are removed
* Add light icons for dark themes, can be set in the optionsSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 2.0.5
Released Sep 24, 2017 - 20.25 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Fix handling of mozilla.orgSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 2.0.4
Released Sep 20, 2017 - 20.18 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later* Fix problem related to Google Docs - see https://addons.mozilla.org/nl/firefox/addon/neat-url/reviews/918997/
* Add _hsenc and mkt_tok to Neat URL defaultsSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 2.0.3
Released Sep 5, 2017 - 20.11 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and laterImportant bugfix preventing some users from getting upgraded parametersSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 2.0.2
Released Sep 4, 2017 - 19.91 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and laterAdd utm_cid for mashable.comSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 2.0.1
Released Aug 31, 2017 - 19.91 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Introduce $$ to force remove everything after a certain string
* Change $ behaviour to remove everything after a certain string only if there are no query parameters after reducing the query parameters (no longer breaks Amazon links)
* Drop utils/compareVersions.js (no longer needed)Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 2.0.0
Released Aug 30, 2017 - 20.94 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later* Added domain wildcards
* Added support for anchor tags
* Made upgrading of parameters between versions more robust
* Fixed context menu listeners staying attached after removing them
* Add gs_l parameter retroactively
* Add new default parameters: pd_rd_r@amazon.*, pd_rd_w@amazon.*, pd_rd_wg@amazon.*, _encoding@amazon.*, psc@amazon.*, ved@google.*, ei@google.*, sei@google.*, gws_rd@google.*, cvid@bing.com, form@bing.com, sk@bing.com,
sp@bing.com, sc@bing.com, qs@bing.com, pq@bing.com, feature@youtube.com, gclid@youtube.com, kw@youtube.com, $/ref@amazon.*
* Expanded READMESource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 1.2.0
Released Aug 20, 2017 - 19.58 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later- Fix options.js resizing of textarea width under certain conditions
- Add parameter gs_l and provide an automatic upgrade path for users using earlier versionsSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 1.1.0
Released Aug 17, 2017 - 18.02 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and later- Support for addons.mozilla.org - try https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-pdf-viewer/?src=search after adding src@addons.mozilla.org to parameters in the options page
- Fix support for google.co.uk (double domains)
- Introduce support for root domains with subdomains. This means you can use wildcards at the beginning of a parameter (*.mozilla.org)Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 1.0.1
Released Aug 14, 2017 - 17.43 KBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 and laterSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0